Two more troublesome items in Governor Healey’s budget plan
Capping charitable tax deductions would be "a turn in the wrong direction," writes one reader. Another bemoans proposed cuts ...
Healey’s hospital plan to shutter hospitals in Canton, Cape faces growing pushback
Pappas was a "life-changer" former patient Ann McDonald said. Patients and staff were "blindsided" by the decision to close ...
Editorial: Cuts to mental health should be off Healey’s budget table
After the state’s hemorrhaged money to shelter and care for the influx of migrants, mental health hospitals and staff ...
Boston Herald4d
‘Raging moderate’: Is Gov. Maura Healey tacking toward the center ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race?
But they have also been touted over the past month as top priorities for Gov. Maura Healey, a first-term Democrat from Arlington who has not yet said whether she plans to run for reelection next year.
The Boston Globe3d
Healey says she ordered shelter background checks last year. Her office refused to share records detailing it.
Governor Maura Healey’s administration refused to release records that could detail when, and to whom, she delivered an order last year to conduct systemwide background checks in the state’s ...
WAMC5d
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey submits $2.5 billion investment plan for state's public universities, colleges
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is touting a multi-billion investment plan targeting higher education. On the heels of her State of the Commonwealth address and ahead of her $62 billion budget ...
Healey signals support for cameras aimed at catching speeders
Gov. Healey wants Massachusetts communities to have the option of installing automated cameras that catch speeding drivers.
Berkshire Eagle4d
Healey's budget leans on surtax to drive up spending
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey proposed increasing state spending to more than $62 billion next fiscal year, filing a budget Wednesday that relies on burgeoning income tax collections from the state's ...
Berkshire Eagle3d
Gov. Healey says rural roads and bridges need more state funding. She proposes a new formula to make that happen
Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and it includes major boosts for smaller and rural ...
Sentinel & Enterprise4d
Healey’s inspection of hotels serving as shelters finds no criminal activity, her office says
Maura Healey ordered this month did not turn up any more major issues or criminal activity, her office said in a statement to the Herald Friday. Healey ordered the review of state-run emergency ...
Telegram5d
Healey mileage plan aims to aid rural roads in Central, Western Mass.
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and ...
The Hill6d
Democratic governor on immigration arrests: ‘I support the apprehension of criminals’
Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday weighed in on the Trump administration’s efforts to detain criminals through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, saying she ...